Fine Indeed

Rikke Sandbergplays Rachmaninov -
heard by the lateHOWARD SMITH

As time marches on, the immense number of extraordinarily gifted pianists is growing exponentially throughout the globe.

And as far as the eye can see, critics and 'would-be' critics are ready and waiting to scatter superlatives in their path with careless abandon.

Just how many commentators are swayed by young female pianists with huge puppy-dog eyes, full lips and flowing hair or by their male counterparts' studied imperious stage demeanor, is impossible to tell.